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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 1992-07-02 PM • • EAST END DEVELOPMENT COMMIT iEE MINUTES July 2, 1992 CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the East End Development Committee was called to order by Chair Doug Oliphant at 7:00 p.m. in the Human Resources Conference Room located in Lake Oswego City Hall. H. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Doug Oliphant and East End Development Committee Members John Baines, Robert Chizum, Steve Straus, and Redevelopment Director Ted Schneider. Excused: Randy Miller;Chamber of Commerce Liaison Kris Clancy; and Doug Schmitz, Executive Director of the Lake Oswego Redevelopment Agency. III. MINUTES OF MAY 21, 1992, AND JUNE 4, 1992 A. Regular Session Minutes With no additions or corrections to be made, Bob Chizum MOVED that the Regular Session Minutes of the East End Development Committee meetings of May 21, 1992, and June 4, 1992, be approved as written. The motion was SECONDED by Steve Straus. All Committee members present were in favor and the Motion was CARRIED. B. Executive Session Minutes With no additions or corections to be made, Mr. Straus MOVED that the Executive Session Minutes of the East End Development Committee meetings of May 21, 1992, and June 4, 1992 be approved as written. The motion was SECONDED by Mr. Chizum. All Committee members present were in favor and the Motion was CARRIED. IV. REPORTS A. Demonstraticn Street Imnrovement Proiect: Contract with CenturyWest Engineering Comoration Ted Schneider reported that the contract with Century West is scheduled to be ready for delivery next week. The preliminary work of surveying the street and developing the grades has begun. The first in a series of public meetings will be held on July 8. These meetings will be called "Brown Bag Briefings" and will be held during the lunch hour in the Council Chambers of City Hall. They will be held on a weekly basis through construction of the project. All construction work will stop at Thanksgiving and will not resume until after the Christmas holiday. July 2, 1992 Minutes Page 1 of 4 • • B. Riverfront Beautification: Roehr Park Dedication Chair Oliphant encouraged the Committee members to attend the July 11 dedication of Roehr Park. Mr. Schneider asked the Committee for their assistance with manning a booth at the dedication. C. Develoner Initiated Proiect Proposals The Committee was provided copies of a draft Proposal Evaluation Process for Developer Initiated Projects which outlined the proposed process for EDC and LORA response to proposals initiated by developers. Mr. Schneider reported to the Committee that developers will be submitting proposals for the development of the East End and he felt that it was important the Committee develop a system for reponding to these proposals, thereby putting EDC in the prime position for review prior to submission of the proposals to LORA for their review and approval. The proposal was pulled from the July 7 LORA agenda because LORA Executive Director Doug Schmitz wanted to make some changes to the proposal before it was taken to LORA. A luncheon for members of the City Council and EDC is being held in order for Mr. Nick Bunick of the Downtown Business Alliance to discuss his proposed project. Committee members were encouraged to attend. D. Pay Less Update: Meetine on June 24. 1992 Chair Oliphant reported that he, Mr. Schneider, Doug Schmitz and Mayor Schlenker attended a meeting with Jim Gaube to discuss the Pay Less proposal. Pay Less has offered assistance from their marketing department. Pay Less wants to participate and is willing to provide $32,020 for Phase I of the Design Guidelines proposal from George Crandall. The Pay Less involvement in the Design Guildelines for the East End will be on the July 22 LORA/EDC workshop agenda. E. Plan Amendment The Seventh Amendment to the East End Redevelopment Plan and Report would amend the boundary in order to include the cabana area. The amendment is for both revenue purposes and to change the existing boundary so that it extends to the other side of Third Street. By including all the cabana property, the Agency will capture the increase in value. This is also the first time an amendment will be made under the new law which allows an amendment by Resolution only if the area is less than one percent of the total acerage. The Seventh Amendment will be on the July 7 LORA agenda for their approval. If approved, the Amendment will be effective immediately. July 2, 1992 Minutes Page 2 of 4 • • F. Fire Station Mr. Schneider reported that the Schematic Design for the fire station will be presented to LORA for approval at their July 7 meeting. If approved, the architects will begin the next level of design for the fire station. V. EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Executive Session was held.) VI. COMMITTEE DISCUSSION A. Block 138 The Committee discussed mixed—use versus a public park for Block 138; revenue versus no revenue. B. LORA/EDC Workshop: July 22. 1992 ACTION: Mr. Schneider will arrange a meeting for EDC,George Crandall and Doug Schmitz prior to the July 22 workshop. A 7:00 breakfast meeting for either July 10, 13 or 15 will be scheduled. VII. OTHER BUSINESS A. Trolley Mr. Schneider reported to the Committee that the City has settled with Southern Pacific agreeing to extend the line into town on the east side of State Street. B. Utility Undergrounding Mr. Schneider reported that U.S. West submitted their quoted cost for the utility underground of$452,000. Mr. Schneider proposed taking the Utility Undergrounding Report to LORA at their August 4 meeting. Mr. Straus wants the Report taken to the July 21 LORA meeting. No definite date was agreed on. However, Mr. Schneider will include the status of the Utility Undergrounding in his next Friday Letter to the City Manager. C. Sign Ordinance The Committee discussed the status of the City's sign ordinance. Mr. Schneider reported that all the sign ordinance material is in the City Attorney's Office for their review. ACTION: The Committee asked Mr. Schneider to find out the status of the City's sign ordinance, and to report back to the Committee at the next meeting. July 2, 1992 Minutes Page 3 of 4 • • VIII. ANNOUNCE DATE,TIME &PLACE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the East End Development Committee will begin at 7:00 p.m. on July 30, 1992. The meeting will be held in the Human Resources Conference Room located on the first floor of City Hall. IX. ADJOURNMENT With their being no further business,the meeting of the East End Development Committee was adjourned by Chair Oliphant at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted kiit)V4 n Mary Jo Evains Recording Secretary July 2, 1992 Minutes Page 4 of 4